Our Man Flint (1966)
Feb 4, 2003Spy Film Spoof
One of the more amusing of the numerous James Bond copies of the 1960s featuring James Coburn as agent Derek Flint, this plants tongue in cheek and cheerfully spoofs the whole spy fad
James Coburn
In Like Flint (1967)
May 1, 2000Spy Film
Sequel to the James Coburn-starring Our Man Flint, one of the James Bond parodies of the 1960s. Unlike its predecessor, this one is less interested in the humour and seems to be taking the silliness seriously
The President’s Analyst (1967)
Apr 13, 2004Spy Comedy/Political Satire
Amid the mostly silly output of James Bond copies in the 1960s, this is one that comes with a sharp satiric bite in which president's analyst James Coburn finds himself caught in the midst of a series of conspiracies
Candy (1968)
Jul 30, 2003Alien Visitor/Complete Innocent's Sexual Travails
A bad movie classic. Ewa Aulin is an alien innocent who passes through a series of sexual encounters. Based on a satirical novel, this mostly serves as the opportunity for several name stars to give embarrassingly bad performances
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Feb 2, 2001Muppet Movie
The first and best of the Muppet films where Jim Henson spins them off onto the big screen with charm and sly humour
Looker (1981)
Aug 5, 1999Virtual Models
Michael Crichton’s books and films are all shot through with fears of science and technology going amok. Here he attempts to address tv and advertising but the ideas in his script are so muddled it is difficult to work out what he is trying to say
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Apr 1, 2003Gonzo Caper Comedy
Madcap slapstick caper comedy with Bruce Willis as a cat burglar. This was a massive box-office flop at the time but remains a lunatically out-of-control mess that is frequently hilarious
Eraser (1996)
May 23, 2003Action/Hi-Tech Weaponry
The publicity machine made a big effort to convince us we were a more serious Arnold Schwarzenegger film but it is business as usual. The spectacular action scenes are frequently undercut by their absurd improbability
The Nutty Professor (1996)
Mar 11, 2000Personality Transformation Formula Comedy
Remake of the Jerry Lewis film is a comedic tour-de-force for Eddie Murphy as he swings between a shy 400 lb professor and a manic, testostoronally charged health junkie
Skeletons (1997)
Mar 26, 2007Smalltown Secrets
An almost respectable film from David DeCoteau about a journalist uncovering the disappearance of a gay man in a town that eliminates those who do not conform to its wholesome lifestyle
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Nov 4, 2001Pixar Animation/Monsters in the Closet
The fourth film from Pixar and a winning and delightful Maurice Sendakian tale of the monsters in the closet and their friendship with a young girl